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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






2. When does BMR decrease?






3. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






4. What is normal BMI?






5. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






6. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






7. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






8. Name six sources of grains






9. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






10. What is normal albumin levels?






11. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






12. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






13. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






14. Where can you get more vitamin D?






15. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






16. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






17. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






18. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






19. How many calories/gram is protein?






20. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






21. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






22. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






23. Sources of fats






24. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






25. What is the function of vitamin E?






26. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






27. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






28. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






29. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






30. What function is vitamin A?






31. What is the function of vitamin C?






32. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






33. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






34. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






35. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






36. What is RDA of protein?






37. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






38. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






39. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






40. What foods have high quality protein?






41. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






42. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






43. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






44. What does DASH stand for?






45. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






46. What type of people need extra protein?






47. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






48. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






49. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






50. How much more calories are needed for lactation?